Express Sport takes a look at the star players Manchester United could target in the January transfer window

Instead the Portuguese boss is preparing for a huge summer transfer splurge - where he will target a forward, midfielder and defenders.

It is said United have baulked at the £38million figure Benfica have quoted them for centre-back Victor Lindelof with a move for him now dead in the water.

Mourinho has apparently admitted he needs three transfer windows to shape Manchester United’s squad the way he wants it and to mould them into Premier League winners.

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Manchester United are not set to sign Benfica defender Victor Lindelof

United spent around £150m in the summer to sign Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly.

And Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann is United’s No 1 target for next summer, while Mourinho also wants to bolster his defence and land a long-term replacement for 35-year-old Michael Carrick.